One of the primary objectives of the Forest Service National Heritage Strategy: It’s About Time! is moving the Heritage Program more firmly into the arena of public outreach. Our vision includes a future in which:
The Oregon-California Trails Association is an organization dedicated to the preservation, appreciation and enjoyment of all the Trans-Mississippi migration trails to the West.
The Feather River Ranger District (FRRD) has a long standing partnership with the California/Nevada Chapter of OCTA. The FRRD and OCTA have worked together to preserve and interpret the Beckwourth Trail, a National Historic Trail which traverses the the Plumas National Forest. The Beckworth Trail is named after African-American explorer, James Pierson Beckwourth, who identified a low pass through the Sierra Nevadas in 1850. Today, you can follow portions of Beckwourth’s wagon road by car and on foot thanks to the mapping and trail marking efforts of our partners.
For more information visit OCTA’s website at: http://www.canvocta.org/
or send an e-mail to: jburcell@fs.fed.us.
The Forest Service Passport in Time (PIT) Program provides opportunities for volunteers to work with professional archaeologists and historians on a wide-variety of projects including archaeological survey and excavation, site restoration, archival research, oral history gathering, and analysis and curation of artifacts. Visit the PIT website for more information at: Passportintime.com
Coming Soon!
The Forest Service, Region 5, is a new partner in the California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program (CASSP). CASSP trains volunteers to work with archaeologists in monitoring and protecting heritage resources on public lands. Visit the CASSP website for more information at: Cassp.org. The Plumas will sponsor one of the first Forest Service CASSP workshops this fall (tentative dates October 27-28, 2007). Are you interested in becoming a Plumas Site Steward? Register for a CASSP workshop here! [72kb]
Fire Lookouts provide some of the most picturesque views of our forest. Most of the lookouts on the Plumas have stood for decades, and are now important heritage resources. Your input could provide valuable insight as we look to future management of these resources. Do you or your family and friends have stories about any of the Fire Lookouts on the Plumas? Would you be interested in renting a lookout on the Forest for camping/recreation? What about pitching in to help restore a lookout or historic cabin? If so, please send an e-mail to: jburcell@fs.fed.us
For more information on lookouts, visit the Forest Fire Lookout Association website at: Firelookout.org